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A progress report with recommendations, including calls on the federal government to speed up on all policy fronts: with specific recommendations including: “extend the pan-Canadian carbon price up to $130 per tonne of pollution by 2030, implement Canada-wide zero emission vehicle legislation, ban the sale of internal combustion engines, and establish long-term energy efficiency targets.” Available from the Pembina website at http://www.pembina.org/reports/state-of-the-framework.pdf.

The report discusses the impact of the phase-out of coal-fired electricity, and argues that those jobs will be replaced by growth in clean energy jobs, especially if community energy projects are also encouraged. The report is a result of collaboration with Blue Green Canada and the Alberta Federation of Labour.

This overview is an analysis of the economic impacts which would follow if B.C. were to follow the recommendations of the Climate Leadership Team, delivered in November 2015. Job impact estimates are drawn from a previous report by Clean Energy Canada, A Clean Economy and Jobs Plan for British Columbia, which is turn is based on research by Navius Research.

The report identifies two main challenges to clean energy entrepreneurship in Canada: the lack of stable, long-term government policy and difficulty accessing capital. The report states that jobs in Canada’s cleantech sector grew by 11 %, and the industry invested almost $2 billion in research and development between 2008 and 2010. Yet, “With the Harper government’s focus set on accelerating development of Canada’s fossil fuel commodities — from oilsands to shale gas and coal — Canada is currently capturing just one percent of the thriving clean energy market.” Three main opportunities for support for clean energy entrepreneurship in Canada were identified: develop a set of specific federal financial tools to encourage clean energy entrepreneurship; engage in the development of a national energy strategy; and send the right price signals.